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Change of plans:

"In Europe, the Roosevelt will work with partner nations, conducting maritime security operations and making port visits."

1 posted on 04/20/2015 12:39:58 PM PDT by elhombrelibre
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To: elhombrelibre

Is it carrying $50 billion in cash for Iran?


2 posted on 04/20/2015 12:44:01 PM PDT by GeronL (Clearly Cruz 2016)
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To: elhombrelibre

Is this kind of crew swapping normal?

Almost sounds as if someone wants crews on ships they aren’t familiar with.

Is this a valid concern, or do others see it that way?


3 posted on 04/20/2015 12:48:14 PM PDT by DoughtyOne (The question, Jeb Bush? The answer: NO! Rove, is a devious propagandist & enemy of Conservatives!)
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To: elhombrelibre

Wow, the Navy’s really taking the whole sea-swap thing to an extreme with this, isn’t it?

Sounds like Reagan goes to Japan, swaps crews with the Washington. The Reagan crew (now on Washington) then takes over the Roosevelt when it comes into San Diego, and then the Roosevelt crew takes Washington around South America to refueling in Newport News VA.

Should be interesting, given that there are differences between the ships. Altho all “Nimitz” class the Roosevelt is lumped into a subclass with Nimitz, Ike and Vinson, while Washington is in a subclass with Lincoln and Reagan in yet another subclass with Bush. The product of the 10 members of the class having been built over a span of 40 years.


5 posted on 04/20/2015 12:55:16 PM PDT by tanknetter
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To: elhombrelibre

Perhaps a Navy guy can check-in with the details but how do they avoid ship and career qualifications requirements when doing these crew changes plus fleet assignment changes?


7 posted on 04/20/2015 12:58:41 PM PDT by T-Bird45 (It feels like the seventies, and it shouldn't.)
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To: elhombrelibre

“Make ready the yellow dye!”

(From the CinC, not the captain.)


8 posted on 04/20/2015 12:59:17 PM PDT by clintonh8r (ISIS IS ISlam/Christian lives matter!)
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To: elhombrelibre

The Navy says that the Vinson was relieved by the Big Stick last week.

http://www.gonavy.jp/CVLocation.html


14 posted on 04/20/2015 1:09:08 PM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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To: elhombrelibre

Awful lot of information on deployment in this article. What happened to ‘loose lips sink ships’?


16 posted on 04/20/2015 1:12:43 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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